Thought-Provoking Illustrations That Depict Things We Rarely Say Out Loud

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You would have to be an introspective and sensitive person to fully appreciate Venezuelan artist Maria Guadarrama’s thought-provoking comic series called “The Unspoken Truth.” The drawings reflect the kind of situations and emotions that pretty much every one of us can relate to. The most obvious feelings we’ve all experienced collectively are solitude and heartbreak, which are featured heavily in her illustrations.

Maria, who now resides in Santiago, Chile, is a graphic designer by day, but in the evenings, she allows her passion for drawing to rise to the surface. Living in a different country, also allows her to appreciate what it’s like to experience solitude, which she also portrays in these incredible comics.

Have you ever felt like you wanted to have a one-on-one with your significant other, but he didn’t?

Everyone can relate to those moments when you and your significant other don’t seem to be on the same page when you’re trying to have a serious conversation, but not because you can’t agree on something. His mind just to be somewhere else… like in outer space.

Time heals all wounds, even when it seems like your heart is never going to fix itself ever again.

Maria illustrates a pretty common scenario: what it’s like to experience a broken heart, the time it takes to heal, and what it feels like when you finally get the chance to meet someone new. All it takes is time and patience.

Sadly, not all of us are meant to be with the person we happen to be with right at this very moment.

At some point in your life, you’re going to be someone’s rebound. Oh, it might seem like true love, but it’s only temporary, until the other individual finds that perfect someone. Then you find yourself rocking the boat all by yourself.

Loving someone can be a challenge when you’re both as different as night and day as seen here.

Sometimes, you and your significant other can feel like Mentos and Coke. Unfortunately, this might mean that he might not want the taste of Mentos and go off to find someone else. But in some cases, differences do attract like bees to flowers.

There’s nothing more heartbreaking than when you love someone who doesn’t love you back.

This illustration represents the face of life’s struggles when it comes to finding someone to love. But just because it didn’t work out with one person, it doesn’t mean that there might not be someone else out there who is the French fry to your ketchup.

The moment we start living in the past is the exact moment that we stop living life altogether.

This drawing proves that a lot people tend to carry their past on their shoulder when they should be leaving that past behind and dropping whoever or whatever has hurt them in order to move forward.

Everyone wants to have their happy ending, but it doesn’t just happen in a blink of an eye like magic.

Getting that happily ever after you’ve always envisioned requires hard work, and not just from one individual. It takes two to make a thing go right. So, start setting up those building blocks so you can have a sturdy tower to stand on with your significant other.

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You’ve probably heard of the glass half empty/glass half full scenario, but this is more spot on.

You can either choose to be the person that’s drowning under the pressures of everyday life, or you can choose to lay back and float above all of life’s little obstacles until they pass. You have to admit; the latter option sounds easier.

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The perfect body isn’t always about who’s slimmer, or who isn’t, or even about who’s the prettiest.

If this image proves anything, it’s that your body is incredible because of all of the amazing things it allows you to do. So, the aesthetic part isn’t the only thing you should spend time focusing on. Thanks to that beautiful body of yours, you’re able to experience love, kisses, warmth, go places, and even swim in the ocean.

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Our minds and spirits are like flowers that need watering, or in this case, a little tender loving care.

No one is completely autonomous. We often rely on others to help make us grow and shine, and it doesn’t have to be a significant other. It can be a family member or a friend, just so long as they’re providing you with positivity.

You can spend your whole life looking for your better half, but it’s okay to stop looking to be found.

You can go on Tinder or singles’ bars and look for a match now and then. But if you’re not having much luck finding your better half, then stop looking. Just be yourself when you’re out and about and the right person might come along.

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There are all tons of ways to avoid making yourself happy, and these are just four examples.

Comparing yourself to others won’t make you feel good about yourself. You also shouldn’t ponder over the things you can’t change. And if you’re worried about how you look, you’re in for a rude awakening. But if you spend your whole time living for others, you’ll never live your dreams.

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Don’t obsess over those couples who are constantly posting photos of how happy they are.

It’s okay to feel a little jealous when we see couples who are happy, especially when we’re single. But not everything is what it appears to be. People prefer to post photos that make them look their best, but they don’t always show you all the crevices behind the lie.

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Everyone feels sorry for you because you’re single, but only you know the real truth about solitude.

The truth is that there are all kinds of people. There are some who can’t stand the thought of being alone, and there are others who don’t mind being on their own… at least, for a while anyway, because being on your own means you get to focus more on yourself.

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Sometimes you have to know when to step back and accept the fact that he’s just not that into you.

You can chase someone down and try to get that person to want to like you, but in the end, you’ll never be able to win them over. But don’t make excuses for them not being interested in you. Just accept that they don’t want to date you and move on to someone who will like you.